TORONTO — Carolina Hurricanes forward Eric Staal and Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom were selected as the NHL all-star team captains Tuesday, in charge of choosing the players for each squad from a group already picked by the fans.

The captains will select their teams in a live draft two days before the game Jan. 30 in Raleigh, N.C. Sidney Crosby was considered a favorite to be selected as a captain, but the Pittsburgh Penguins star remains sidelined with a concussion and likely will miss the game.

• Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren, whose contract was set to expire at the end of next season, received a three-year extension.

• New Jersey Devils defenseman Matt Corrente will be sidelined up to a month with a shoulder injury.

• The NHL suspended San Jose Sharks forward Scott Nichol four games for delivering a hit to the head of Phoenix Coyotes defenseman David Schlemko during their game Monday.

BYU loses forward Collinsworth

SALT LAKE CITY — BYU forward Chris Collinsworth, averaging 5.9 points and 5.6 rebounds a game, will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair cartilage damage in his right knee.

• Indiana sophomore guard Maurice Creek is scheduled to undergo surgery Thursday on his injured right knee. He is out indefinitely.

SI report challenges Armstrong

NEW YORK — A story in Sports Illustrated challenges Lance Armstrong‘s statements that he cut ties to a controversial Italian doctor and training adviser who has long been accused of helping cyclists cheat.

SI reported that when Italian authorities raided the home of Armstrong teammate Yaroslav Popovych last November in Italy, they found texts and e-mails linking the Radio Shack team with Dr. Michele Ferrari as recently as 2009.

Armstrong had said he severed his connection with Ferrari in 2004, amid accusations the doctor aided another rider in using performance-enhancing drugs.

Meanwhile, Armstrong finished deep in the pack in the 86-mile opening stage of the Tour Down Under, won by Australian sprinter Matthew Goss.

The NCAA is investigating Texas Southern after an academic review turned up possible violations from 2004-07.

• Steroids are readily available through Amazon.com, according to prominent anti-doping researcher Don Catlin, who ordered several dietary supplements from the consumer website and tested them to verify that they indeed contained potent, illegal — and potentially dangerous — oral steroids.

• Jim McManus, a former player and founding member of the men’s tennis tour, died of medical complications following a battle with cancer. He was 70.

• Jose Maria Olazabal will captain Europe’s Ryder Cup team when it defends the trophy against the United States at Medinah in 2012.

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